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Trial to begin Monday for man accused of shooting football players

PAULS VALLEY, Okla. -- Jury selection is scheduled to begin
Monday in the trial of a Davis man accused of shooting two
University of Oklahoma football players at a party last summer.

Napoleon Lewis III, 24, faces two felony counts of shooting with
intent to kill.

Four Oklahoma players are expected to testify at the trial:
linebacker Wayne Chambers, wide receiver Ataleo Ford, defensive
back Eric Bassey and running back Tashard Choice.

Chambers and Ford were wounded by gunfire at the July 13, 2003,
party at a Veterans of Foreign Wars building near Pauls Valley.
Chambers was struck in the hip and Ford was hit in the left leg by
a bullet that ricocheted off the floor. A third shot struck a wall.

Bassey and Choice were also at the party.

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Information from: Pauls Valley Daily Democrat